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Flood in Kazakhstan leaves thousands without fresh water
Thousands of people were left without fresh water in Kazakhstan on Monday after a major flood disrupted water supplies, the Emergencies Ministry said.
- Reuters
- Published: 12:06 March 24, 2008
Almaty: Thousands of people were left without fresh water in Kazakhstan on Monday after a major flood disrupted water supplies, the Emergencies Ministry said.
The Kazakh Emergencies Ministry said in a statement that 10,000 people in the city of Uralsk near the Kazakhstan-Russia border had their water supplies cut off after a flood devastated a local sewage disposal system over the weekend.
Last month more than 12,000 people had to flee their homes in southern Kazakhstan after rain-swollen rivers swept away their houses, killing at least one person.
Spring flooding is a recurring problem across Central Asia but an abrupt rise in temperatures following weeks of severe cold has exacerbated the problem this year.
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